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The Pineapple Thief
I’m a little ashamed to admit I’ve thoroughly slept on The Pineapple Thief. I’m a sucker for music …
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Thoughts on blogging
It is far too easy to contribute to the noise and the anger in the world. It certainly pleases the …
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Blogrolls and Web Rings
Before big tech commandeered the internet from the people and pushed us to the margins, we had our …
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An April Fools Done Right
If you have been following along at home, lately I’ve been prattling on about the 90s internet …
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The early internet was a feeling
Whilst it is true that the internet is still out there, if you know how to find it, one thing I …
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#AI is the final frontier of late-stage capitalism
Capital realised there were limits to how much useless junk it could sell to people. But, what if …
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The internet is still out there
I’ve referenced it in passing before, but I have a longing to rediscover the parts of the internet …
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The internet is still out there
I’ve referenced it in passing before, but I have a longing to rediscover the parts of the internet …
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Bands I wish more people would listen to
Music is an intensely personal thing. Whilst the corporate world has tried to package it up into a …
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Blackgaze
Having cured my Black Metal vocal issues with Saor, my grazing seems to have landed on the …
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Buying CDs from niche artists
As someone who grew up with…and in many ways refused to move on from them, lately I’ve taken …
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Black Metal, but with Bagpipes
Black Metal, but with Bagpipes… After publishing my Albums of the Year for 2025, something …
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Albums of the year - 2025 Edition
As the year draws to a close, my Fediverse chums and I have been thinking about the smorgasbord of …
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Albums of October 2025
My word it has been a good month for music. The leaves are starting to fall from the trees, the …
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Albums that hooked me in September 2025
Albums that hooked me in September 2025 It has been a good month for releases if you share my tastes …
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Earworms in the time before Shazam
I’m sure there has been a time in your life where you caught a few notes of a song on the TV or …
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Paradise Lost - Ascension
It is not every day you get a new Paradise Lost album to talk about, but thankfully today is one of …
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Peter Gabriel - In Your Eyes (Secret World Live)
Peter Gabriel is someone I’ve had on my radar for quite some time. I have a copy of his …
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The Arts and Culture are incompatible with Public Companies
After seeing Microsoft speed-running the end of the Xbox brand, culminating in more cancellations …
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Metal music and its many themes
Whilst early metal music may have been fairly one-dimensional, in 2025 I put it to you that there …
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Paradise Lost - Draconian Times (1995)
It was 1995 and the world of heavy metal was at a crossroads. Metallica had drifted from its thrash …
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We need to talk about Windows 11
As someone who enjoys tinkering with computer hardware, for various reasons I’ve found myself …
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Whitechapel - I Will Find You
I realise I don’t spend enough time talking about music on this blog, even though the Reed …
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Unplugging from the USA
I realise it has been a little while since my last post. After 2024 ended, my Stoic 366 project …
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Why Narcissistic Leaders Always Fail (In The End)
Why Narcissistic Leaders Always Fail (In The End) - The Daily Stoic This is an excellent video from …
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Some books
So, I bought some books recently. I didn't think about it much at the time of ordering, but these …
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Rethinking my relationship with technology
We’ve become so dependent on our devices that when one breaks we feel like there is a part …
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Twenty Twenty Five
I don’t really believe in new year’s resolutions. Most people fail them within a couple of weeks …
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Seneca, on the brevity of life
Sometimes a quote appears in the Daily Stoic that stops me in my tracks. This is today’s instalment …
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The Games of 2024
To keep things short (for once) and light-hearted, here’s a post about the games of 2024 that …
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A year of Stoicism and daily photos
As the year draws to a close it is perhaps time to reflect on the year that has passed. At the …
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More on physical media...
After going on for way too long about physical media, a couple of news articles crossed my bow …
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My little corner of the internet
I’ve mentioned the Mullenweg Skirmishes already in my re-introduction post. However, I first …
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The Sunlit app
Trying out Sunlit… One thing I hadn’t appreciated when I signed up to Micro.Blog is the …
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An introduction of sorts
Photo taken on St David’s Day in Cardiff, Wales. Shot on a Nikon F80 with 50mm F1.8, Ilford …
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An ode to the MiniDisc
Between the days of compact cassettes and the arrival of the iPod, there was no ideal way of …
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Physical Media
There’s a lot to be said for having access to nearly all the music that has ever existed since …
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Here’s an obligatory Hello World post. I’m still in the process of moving in, so stay …
